[From the Archive] Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
“Where do you get your ideas?” Every writer down through history has been asked this question – many, countless times – throughout their careers. Each time the answer is both the same and different. Everywhere. Ideas for stories come in all shapes and forms. Many writers even have “pet” names for them like: Plot Bunnies, [...]
[Writer Post] Naked Snake Press, Holidays, and…SQUIRREL
This is going to be a random post. Call it Pre-Holiday ADD…SQUIRREL!!! First off, Naked Snake Press posted their “getting to know you” interview with me today. Go check it – and them – out. Also, to reiterate, Yard Dog Press is doing some Christmas/Chanukah sales. Books make great gifts. Go forth an buy. I’m [...]
From the Archives – Introduction to Plot Bunnies
Plot bunnies come in various shapes forms and names – though generally in the animal family: hamsters, monkeys, etc. But given context, most writers know what these are. I call them plot bunnies since, for me, they’re much like living, breathing versions of dust bunnies under furniture or lurking in the corner. They come in [...]
Writer – and Plot Bunny – Enabling
So, as my coffee is kicking in, and I’ve already mentioned on Twitter and Facebook about the territorialness of writers (and people in general), I was starting to think about next week’s StrangeWord post as well as what I was going to do my 250 words on (which I need to be doing now since [...]
Deadlines
Gotta love ‘em. Really. They’re motivating and panic inspiring. Right now, I’m in “panic” mode. I have a month to get a ~1500 word short story sent to a market. I have no idea what that story is going to be. Now, when I get on a roll, ~1500 words isn’t a problem, it’s the [...]
Bob the Squirrel
Bob the Squirrel is a wondrous comic strip. I must remember that I have a tab that allows me to read comics on a daily basis… because of strips like this one…
